Jeannie Metcalf

Republican school board member for Winston-Salem, North Carolina

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Republican school board member for Winston-Salem, North Carolina; she co-chairs an 11-member state commission that legislators created to review the Common Core

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Common Core standards for math and reading were adopted by 45 governors, but they’ve since become a political football.

Common Core: The Obamacare of the Classroom?

Common Core standards for math and reading were adopted by 45 governors, but they’ve since become a political football.

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